File - ENDICOTT SURNAME VARIANTS

Possible spelling variants and potential misspellings of the Endicott surname. 26 Additions since February 2002. 6 Deletions since February 2002. Please advise

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, Jul 2, 2013

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Possible spelling variants and potential misspellings of the Endicott surname.

26 Additions since February 2002.
6 Deletions since February 2002.

Please advise as to any listed that still exist today that are not noted. Please evaluate & advise if your research suggests that any included are UNLIKELY to be variants of the Endicott name due to a more likely
historical origin. Also, providing supporting documentation that a name variant is a true variant would be helpful as well.

It is quite possible that most of the variants listed that
start with an 'H' are not true variants but if the 'H' is
silent, the phonetics certainly are interesting & suggestive.

I already mentioned that the 'H' names were in question. The source of the 'H'
names have not yet been verified. Previously I have not had researched this name group. I also would not put much faith in them being variants of the Endicott name.

Searching the Honeycutt forums suggests the following:

One professor with the name states that its origins are in France. That they came over during the Norman invasion. Another family member, after doing much
research states the same...that the name was originally DeHancott and that the
name became Honeycutt (one of the more common variants).

There is not much information to be found on this group of names and their
derivation. I am going to remove them from the Endicott variant list until
information that is more suggestive of a connection is found.

2] Additional note:

Those 'H' variants that contain a 'D' will be retained in the variant list
as will be those that start with 'Ha' and 'He.' The coincidental occurrence
of Hendicot, Hendicott and Hennacot as well as Handcot and Hannacott in the
same region of Devon during the same time periods can not be ignored.

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ADDITION NOTES:

New additions are noted with an asterisk (*). All but one
of the new variants this time are 'I' variants (start with
an 'I'). These are variants that were found in census, tax,
marriage, death, birth lists, etc. Some are likely
transcription, interpretation (phonetic errors) or typographical
errors or errors due to illteracy or a combination thereof.

'Intococh' added due to similar pronunciation. Could find no
other likely variant source. Only one found so far.

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RESTORED TO LIST:

1] 'Indecht' which was removed from list as it appeared to be
more likely a variant of other surnames found, such as Indeck,
Indyke, Indick, etc is more likely Indecot with the 'O'
inadvertently replaced by an 'H.' This determination is made
because of the following found in the 1800 federal census:

Possible spelling variants and potential misspellings of the Endicott surname.

2 Additions since Januuary 2013.
6 Deletions since February 2002.

Please advise as to any listed that still exist today that are not noted. Please evaluate & advise if your research suggests that any included are UNLIKELY to be variants of the Endicott name due to a more likely
historical origin. Also, providing supporting documentation that a name variant is a true variant would be helpful as well.

It is quite possible that most of the variants listed that
start with an 'H' are not true variants but if the 'H' is
silent, the phonetics certainly are interesting & suggestive.

I already mentioned that the 'H' names were in question. The source of the 'H'
names have not yet been verified. Previously I have not had researched this name group. I also would not put much faith in them being variants of the Endicott name.

Searching the Honeycutt forums suggests the following:

One professor with the name states that its origins are in France. That they came over during the Norman invasion. Another family member, after doing much
research states the same...that the name was originally DeHancott and that the
name became Honeycutt (one of the more common variants).

There is not much information to be found on this group of names and their
derivation. I am going to remove them from the Endicott variant list until
information that is more suggestive of a connection is found.

2] Additional note:

Those 'H' variants that contain a 'D' will be retained in the variant list
as will be those that start with 'Ha' and 'He.' The coincidental occurrence
of Hendicot, Hendicott and Hennacot as well as Handcot and Hannacott in the
same region of Devon during the same time periods can not be ignored.

3] Additional note:

There has been an instance where the surname Handish was transcribed in error as Handicott.

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ADDITION NOTES:

New additions are noted with an asterisk (*). All but one
of the new variants this time are 'I' variants (start with
an 'I'). These are variants that were found in census, tax,
marriage, death, birth lists, etc. Some are likely
transcription, interpretation (phonetic errors) or typographical
errors or errors due to illteracy or a combination thereof.

'Intococh' added due to similar pronunciation. Could find no
other likely variant source. Only one found so far.

================================================================

RESTORED TO LIST:

1] 'Indecht' which was removed from list as it appeared to be
more likely a variant of other surnames found, such as Indeck,
Indyke, Indick, etc is more likely Indecot with the 'O'
inadvertently replaced by an 'H.' This determination is made
because of the following found in the 1800 federal census: